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The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world Cover Image Book

The hidden life of trees : what they feel, how they communicate : discoveries from a secret world

Wohlleben, Peter 1964- (author.). Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof) 1956- (writer of foreword.). Simard, S. (Suzanne) (scientific advisor.). Billinghurst, Jane 1958- (translator.).

Summary: "Are trees social beings? Forester and author Peter Wohlleben makes the case that, yes, the forest is a social network. He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families: tree parents live together with their children, communicate with them, support them as they grow, share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling, and even warn each other of impending dangers. Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods and forests, explaining the amazing processes of life, death, and regeneration he has observed in his woodland"--

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  • ISBN: 9781771642484
  • Physical Description: print
    xv, 272 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Publisher: Vancouver, BC, Canada : David Suzuki Institute ; Vancouver, BC, Canada ; Berkeley : Greystone Books Ltd., [2016]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes "Notes From a Forest Scientist" by Dr. Suzanne Simard, Professor of Forest Ecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver.
"Originally published in Germany in 2015 as Das geheime Leben der Bäume"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Target Audience Note:
1110L Lexile
Language Note:
Translated from the German.
Awards Note:
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Annual Literature Award - Nominee, 2017

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Subject: Trees
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Forest ecology
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